Brad Helm shoved blind-versus-blind into Alex Foxen. Foxen called, putting Helm at risk.
Both players stood pat, and Helm tabled a pat jack. It wasn't good enough, as Foxen woke up with a pat eight. Helm fell in 14th place, taking home $4,387.
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Frank Kassela |
| 1 | 2 | Stuart Rutter |
| 1 | 3 | Bernard Lee |
| 1 | 4 | Benny Glaser |
| 1 | 5 | Naoya Kihara |
| 1 | 6 | JC Tran |
| 1 | 7 | Tim McGuigan |
| 2 | 1 | Jeff Lisandro |
| 2 | 2 | Matt Waxman |
| 2 | 3 | Brad Helm |
| 2 | 4 | Alex Foxen |
| 2 | 5 | Samuel Spiwak |
| 2 | 6 | Tom Schneider |
| 2 | 7 | Jared Bleznick |
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | David "ODB" Baker | $3,572 |
| 16 | Rep Porter | $3,572 |
| 17 | Marvin Karlins | $3,572 |
| 18 | Daniel Harmetz | $3,572 |
| 19 | Phil Hellmuth | $3,572 |
| 20 | Steven Tabb | $3,572 |
| 21 | Adam Crawford | $3,572 |
Jared Bleznick opened, Alex Foxen three-bet, and David "ODB" Baker moved all in for less. Bleznick folded.
Foxen drew one and paired an eight. Baker laid down ten-high and drew two. The first card was a six, meaning he had to fade just a pair of tens to win the pot. Luck would not be on ODB's side, though, as he peeled a ten and was eliminated in 15th place for $3,572.
The two-table redraw is now underway.
With three tables left, Samuel Spiwak got all in with David Baker.
Spiwak had a pat ten with 
, and Baker was drawing. He hit a four but made a straight and lost the hand with 
.
At a different table, Stuart Rutter eliminated Rep Porter in 16th place.
Jared Bleznick opened to 9,000, and when action folded around to Marvin Karlins, he moved all in for 57,400. The player in the big blind folded, and Karlins, not noticing Bleznick's open, revealed his hand. David "ODB" Baker immediately jumped to the rescue, covering Karlins' holding.
Confused, Bleznick asked what was going on, and Baker informed him. Respectably, Bleznick stood up and turned his back so Karlins' hand could be covered. Bleznick sat back down, and after getting a count, called.
Both players stood pat, and Karlins flipped over his ten-eight low once more. Bleznick tabled a nine-eight low, ending Karlins' run in 17th place for $3,572.
Tom Schneider and Tim McGuigan both had pat hands. McGuigan had the better hand and won a 50,000-chip pot.
McGuigan opened to 8,000, and Schneider raised to 23,000 from the big blind. McGuigan called.
Both players stood pat, and McGuigan tabled 
to win the pot.
We caught up with the action as Tom Schneider and Matt Waxman were involved in a sizeable pot. Schneider announced his hand, tabling a nine-eight.
"No good," Waxman said as he turned over a nine-seven and was pushed the pot.
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Phil Hui | $2,987 |
| 23 | Ming Zhu | $2,987 |
| 24 | Georgiy Belyanin | $2,987 |
| 25 | Gerald Tejada | $2,987 |
| 26 | James Obst | $2,987 |
| 27 | Steven Wolansky | $2,987 |
| 28 | James Scott | $2,987 |
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